Monadelphous managing director Rob Velletri said the company was delighted to be awarded a contract on a world-class LNG project.

“The contract continues to strengthen our position as a major service provider of offshore maintenance services,” Velletri said.

“We look forward to strengthening our relationship with INPEX Operations Australia and working together to create sustainable economic and social development opportunities for local people, businesses and communicates.”

The contract is based in the Browse Basin, about 450km from Broome. Ichthys involves some of the world’s largest offshore facilities, including the Ichthys Explorer, the largest known semi-submersible central processing facility.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) robotics researchers say they have developed new technology to equip underground mining vehicles to navigate autonomously through dust, camera blur and bad lighting.